Don't panic if you see police with guns drawn at the STC building

Regina Police Service chief Evan Bray stands outside the former STC building, and upon city council approval, will be the home of the expanded Regina Police Service headquarters in Regina.TROY FLEECE / Regina Leader-Post

Recruits are conducting “rapid deployment” training inside the former Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC) building — soon to be part of the new police headquarters.

The Regina Police Service (RPS) sent out a notice Wednesday, advising the public of the scheduled training scenario for police recruits of the Saskatchewan Police College, taking place Thursday and Friday. It runs from 8 a.m. to about 4:30 p.m. at 1717 Saskatchewan Dr.

The training will involve police recruits-in-training and several police facilitators from across the province using a “tactical approach” to an armed or otherwise dangerous person in a building, who poses an imminent threat to safety. Police say there may be loud noises with the training, and a number of police vehicles at the location. Otherwise, members of the public will not notice any unusual activity around the building.

There is no live ammunition used in police training scenarios in the city. The public is being alerted so no one becomes unnecessarily alarmed, RPS said in the news release.

Last month, RPS announced that it had purchased the former STC building to use as part of expanding its headquarters building. Plans are to renovate in 2018 and open up the new police building in 2019.

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